EWC 2026: The Dota 2 talent list is announced

Things are heating up for Dota 2, as we head into the Esports World Cup 2026, before The International takes centre stage in August. With that in mind, the talent for the EWC has now been announced, and it certainly sees a stacked group of hosts, casters, analysts, and reporters to guide everyone through the tournament journey.

Dota 2 at EWC 2026: The talent

On Tuesday, July 7th, 24 Dota 2 teams begin what is set to be a gruelling journey through the EWC. From Group Stages to a Survival round, through to the playoffs, teams will be battling for a chance to lift the title and be crowned champions. With that much Dota 2 on the cards, we are presented with an epic selection of talent to take us through the tournament.

Announced today, the EWC confirmed a fantastic list of well-known Dota 2 personalities who will be on board for the event. While some casters will be remote, others will be on site for the event, that will span a period of almost two weeks.

Stage Hosts

• Ghassan “Milosh” Finge
• Jake “Slacks” Kanner

Desk Hosts

• Evan “Raynday” Raynr
• Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden

Reporter

• Kevin “Purge” Godec

Analysts

• Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Canavan
• Sébastien Félix “Ceb” Albert Debs
• Mira “Ephey” Riad
• Dominik “Lacoste” Stipić

Onsite Casters

• Austin “Cap” Walsh
• Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann
• Shannon “SUNSfan” Scotten
• Avery “SVG” Silverman

Remote Casters

• John Nathan “Johnxfire” Fernandez
• Dylan “malibujesus” Elder
• Mike “MLPDotA” Le Phoenix
• Ahmed “Otomo” Al-Azawi
• Mike “permasneeze” Tsang
• Ricky “rkrptic” Peterson
• Chan “Winter” Litt Binn
• Zachary “ZQuixotix” Ang

With a $2,000,000 prize pool, as well as EWC Club Points on the line, the second biggest event on the Dota 2 calendar is only a few days away.